Train Orders @ Leroy
Head end brakeman Jessie Vega grabs the orders, and a bag of food apparently, from Leroy station agent Burt Howe as Chessie train RS-97 heads South in Leroy, NY on May 20, 1980. The RS-97 met SR-94 at Gainesville, NY, a common occurrence at the time. After the meet the SR-94 derailed some cars, including the caboose, at the rear of the train as it was descending the hill at Church St. in Silver Springs.
Train Orders @ Leroy
Head end brakeman Jessie Vega grabs the orders, and a bag of food apparently, from Leroy station agent Burt Howe as Chessie train RS-97 heads South in Leroy, NY on May 20, 1980. The RS-97 met SR-94 at Gainesville, NY, a common occurrence at the time. After the meet the SR-94 derailed some cars, including the caboose, at the rear of the train as it was descending the hill at Church St. in Silver Springs.